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chuck hagel is a vietnam vet, so when he accepted the president's nomination as secretary of defense, it was fitting his thoughts turned first to the troops. >> these are people who give so much to this nation everyday with such dignity and selflessness. >> reporter: but if he is confirmed, one of hagel's toughest jobs will be deciding how much to cut back the size of the military and the size of military paychecks. that won't be easy. >> despite all the conspiracy theories about the defense industry, it's actually a lot easier to cut weapons than to cut personnel costs. when you try to cut military pay and benefits, you run into a buzzsaw on capitol hill. >> reporter: if you count benefits like tax-free cash allowances for housing and food, most service members now make more than civilians with similar levels of education and experience. the obama administration has already used up the easiest savings in the defense budget, but it hasn't taken on personnel costs. as a veteran and a former head of the u.s.o., hagel might have the clout to bring military pay raises in line with what's
chuck hagel is a vietnam vet, so when he accepted the president's nomination as secretary of defense, it was fitting his thoughts turned first to the troops. >> these are people who give so much to this nation everyday with such dignity and selflessness. >> reporter: but if he is confirmed, one of hagel's toughest jobs will be deciding how much to cut back the size of the military and the size of military paychecks. that won't be easy. >> despite all the conspiracy theories...
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and that it would be chuck hagel. the fact that they didn't do that could mean that they are taking more time to line things up politically. or it could mean they are having second thoughts. policically there are really two issues. one there is criticism, i think largely unjust find of to the being supportive of israel. the one that you see less of has to do with the fact that if kerry is secretary of state and hagel is secretary of defense, is there a job for a senior woman at the top levels of the foreign policy team. >> brown: david ignatius, what do you see going on? >> well, i think president obama is not yet made up his mind. i think they got out ahead of themselves in a sense. they were floating hagel as if it was a done deal when it really wasn't. s there's been intense criticism. i think for obama to pullback on hagel after appearing to have done that on susan rice would present at the beginning of the second term an image of weakness domestically and also naturale: -- internationally. >> brown: and hagel, a
and that it would be chuck hagel. the fact that they didn't do that could mean that they are taking more time to line things up politically. or it could mean they are having second thoughts. policically there are really two issues. one there is criticism, i think largely unjust find of to the being supportive of israel. the one that you see less of has to do with the fact that if kerry is secretary of state and hagel is secretary of defense, is there a job for a senior woman at the top levels...
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chuck hagel, the defense secretary, makes $19,700,000. he also took a pay cut worth 14 furlough days to share the pain take 14 days of unpaid leave. question, does the white house really think 5% of president obama's salary, that is, $20,000, will alleviate public backlash to the obama sequester? so sat smart move or a dumb move on the president's part? eleanor. >> it's smart and symbolic move, and i commend the secretary hagel for starting, and a number of cabinet officials who have joined in. bye notice members of congress are very quiet about it. most of them can afford to give up 5%, and they are not doing it, and they're the ones who really gave us this sequester because they were unable to come up with a budget proposal that would be fair across the board. >> we know that four out of five senators are millionaires. so they ought to be able to take it. is that what you're saying? >> yeah. >> on the other hand, the millionaires may be in hock. >> to show some solidarity with the american public. ncy pelosi said house members are not g
chuck hagel, the defense secretary, makes $19,700,000. he also took a pay cut worth 14 furlough days to share the pain take 14 days of unpaid leave. question, does the white house really think 5% of president obama's salary, that is, $20,000, will alleviate public backlash to the obama sequester? so sat smart move or a dumb move on the president's part? eleanor. >> it's smart and symbolic move, and i commend the secretary hagel for starting, and a number of cabinet officials who have...
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tied to chuck hagel's comments it might be days away rather than weeks but if there is a diplomatic solution, that could be positive but it needs to be decisive or clear cut or linger over the markets or along with those other issues, the debt ceiling or tapering. >> the stock market. what about interest rates and treasury markets, as we know the markets anticipate tapering, yields have been going up but when they fear the military action against syria yields go down. which way do you think they are going in the near term? >> they didn't come back much. that's what is interesting. they came back a bit but headed higher. i think in the face of the military intervention, which may not be that decisive. it may take place over the course of several weeks. i think yields are probably headed higher. not dramatically but simply because the economy, domestic concerns, not foreign ones and i think are affecting the bond market. >> jeff, quick question because we have to go now, what about cash? is it wise to put money into cash now and sell out stocks? >> i don't think so. cash is earning a negative
tied to chuck hagel's comments it might be days away rather than weeks but if there is a diplomatic solution, that could be positive but it needs to be decisive or clear cut or linger over the markets or along with those other issues, the debt ceiling or tapering. >> the stock market. what about interest rates and treasury markets, as we know the markets anticipate tapering, yields have been going up but when they fear the military action against syria yields go down. which way do you...
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secretary of defense chuck hagel today on an overseas trip. >> i think it's pretty clear that chemical weapons were use against people in syria. i think that the intelligence will conclude that it wasn't the rebels who used it, the deeper we get into this, it seems to me it's clear and clear that the government of syria was responsible. >> reporter: those words, the clearest signal yet perhaps the u.s. will fulfill the promise president obama made when he said the use of chemical weapons would be crossing a red line. at stake for the united states, crude and credibility. the price of oil rising steady in the face of tensions. >> six-month highs because of concerns what is going on. we're what we're closely watching because syria is not a big oil producer, is there violence spilling over to like iraq, opec's second biggest producer that tied that significantly to syria. >> reporter: gold went up hitting an 11-week high. bond prices went up for the same reason, too, pushing interest rates lower. the ten-year yield down. many in the investment community believe military action is inevitab
secretary of defense chuck hagel today on an overseas trip. >> i think it's pretty clear that chemical weapons were use against people in syria. i think that the intelligence will conclude that it wasn't the rebels who used it, the deeper we get into this, it seems to me it's clear and clear that the government of syria was responsible. >> reporter: those words, the clearest signal yet perhaps the u.s. will fulfill the promise president obama made when he said the use of chemical...
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john kerry, his secretary of state and hagel, his secretary of defense were left out of the decision making process which is almost unbelievable. >> john kerry unlike most of the people in the administration recognized that the iranian nuclear issue and the syrian civil war and hezbollah's involvement are the two sides of the same coin. he recognizes that pushing the issue with threats of a u.s. strike will draw the iranians out of their own political crisis and possibly make room on the nuclear negotiations. >> what's the significance of red lining? >> i think it's a style of kind of expressing american heroism in foreign policy. we say you cross that red line and we're going to come play police and tell you you can't do it. >> listen to what donald rumsfeld, former secretary of defense said. >> we have the president saying there's a red line that's drawn by the international community. you've got a congress -- >> he did draw it. >> he says it's the one drawn by the international community by international standards, by congress, by the american people. >> this president has tried t
john kerry, his secretary of state and hagel, his secretary of defense were left out of the decision making process which is almost unbelievable. >> john kerry unlike most of the people in the administration recognized that the iranian nuclear issue and the syrian civil war and hezbollah's involvement are the two sides of the same coin. he recognizes that pushing the issue with threats of a u.s. strike will draw the iranians out of their own political crisis and possibly make room on the...
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. >> senator hagel will be confirmed as the next secretary of defense. >> sequestration will be modified by congress before march 1. >>> the new common market between the united states and europe will turn out to be the most dominant new force in the economy over the next decade. >> i predict further research will show that unemployment goes up when the minimum wage goes up. bye bye ♪ [ music ]
. >> senator hagel will be confirmed as the next secretary of defense. >> sequestration will be modified by congress before march 1. >>> the new common market between the united states and europe will turn out to be the most dominant new force in the economy over the next decade. >> i predict further research will show that unemployment goes up when the minimum wage goes up. bye bye ♪ [ music ]
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100 chief executives affiliated with the business round table met today with defense secretary chuck hagel about possible retribution or at the very least russian push back. the session was off the record. >>> and morningstar lowers a key rating on pimco, the world's largest bond fund operator. analysts cut the bond house's overall stewardship grade by one notch, reflecting a higher degree of uncertainty following the departure of co-ceo mohamed el-erian a few weeks back. its stewardship rating is backed on several factors including the manner in which the funds are run. this rating is distinctly different from the firm's famous five-star rating system which is primarily based on risk-adjusted returns. investor concern has been mounting ever since stories about the tensions between founder bill gross and el-erian surfaced earlier this year. >>> the comcast-time warner deal not only faces an anti-trust investigation from the justice department but also one from several states. according to reuters, a multistate group is reviewing the proposed $45 million merger focusing on the possible effe
100 chief executives affiliated with the business round table met today with defense secretary chuck hagel about possible retribution or at the very least russian push back. the session was off the record. >>> and morningstar lowers a key rating on pimco, the world's largest bond fund operator. analysts cut the bond house's overall stewardship grade by one notch, reflecting a higher degree of uncertainty following the departure of co-ceo mohamed el-erian a few weeks back. its...
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he has been marvelous, we did an event at the kennedy center, and had senator mccain and hagel and kerry talk about their experiences. >> and you think about just-- john kerry it just, bob kerry was there too, we had a full house. medicine all of honor recipients, i was on that foundation board too so it is kind of an interesting connection. i just think ken is a wonderful story teller. this happens to be his biggest and in some ways on pbs most promoted. >> rose: 18 hours. >> have i been trying to watch t as opposed to watch it all at once. i will tell you a story t is causing conversations which are fascinating. because i what is in my board of directors we had the board meeting, a dinner, 15 of us sitting around. so we talked about our sponsor, showed a clip and how we worked it through, we had david's photographs, he won the pulitzer prize and dave, is a wonderful photographer but he within a pulitzer prize i think at 25 for time magazine, and so we had his photographs. but i said where were you, we had one that was at kent state, one was in chicago, 68y went down to protest in chica
he has been marvelous, we did an event at the kennedy center, and had senator mccain and hagel and kerry talk about their experiences. >> and you think about just-- john kerry it just, bob kerry was there too, we had a full house. medicine all of honor recipients, i was on that foundation board too so it is kind of an interesting connection. i just think ken is a wonderful story teller. this happens to be his biggest and in some ways on pbs most promoted. >> rose: 18 hours. >>...